Verse 1
I was a small-town kid with a hard road ahead,
Walking slower than the rest of them did,
Boots in the dirt, head hanging low,
Heard every word they threw like stones.
Old back road, where I learned to stand,
With a little more heart than they could understand,
Every bruise, every tear I hid—
Built the man that I am now, kid.
Pre-Chorus
They said I’d break, said I’d fall,
But they didn’t know me at all…
Chorus
Now I’m stronger than I was back then,
Yeah, I bent but I didn’t bend to them,
I ain’t got wings, but I still fly,
When I see the world through my children’s eyes.
To them I’m ten feet tall and tough,
A little bit broken, but more than enough,
I stand my ground, I draw that line—
Ain’t no one crossing this family of mine.
Verse 2
Got a front porch light and a couple kids,
And I’d fight the world just to protect them,
When the dark rolls in like a thunderstorm,
I’m the calm, I keep ‘em warm.
No badge, no fame, no silver screen,
Just a working man doing everything,
But in their eyes when they look at me—
I’m everything I dreamed I’d be.
Pre-Chorus
All those years, all that pain,
Turned into something I can’t explain…
Chorus
Now I’m stronger than I was back then,
Yeah, I bent but I didn’t bend to them,
I ain’t got wings, but I still fly,
When I see the world through my children’s eyes.
To them I’m ten feet tall and tough,
A little bit broken, but more than enough,
I stand my ground, I draw that line—
Ain’t no one crossing this family of mine.
Bridge
I don’t wear a cape, don’t need a name,
But I’d walk through fire in the pouring rain,
For every laugh, for every tear—
I’ll be right here, year after year.
Final Chorus
Yeah, I’m stronger than I was back then,
And I’d do it all over again,
Every scar, every road I’ve walked—
Led me here to be their rock.
To them I’m everything I need to be,
A little rough, but finally free,
From that broken boy I left behind—
Now I’m the hero in their eyes.
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